{"id":637,"date":"2007-05-23T05:19:27","date_gmt":"2007-05-23T13:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?p=637"},"modified":"2017-01-25T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T18:34:24","slug":"what-if-tolkien-wrote-stairway-to-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/what-if-tolkien-wrote-stairway-to-heaven","title":{"rendered":"What if Tolkien Wrote Stairway to Heaven?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was purging some computer files the other day when I ran across these song lyrics I wrote a few years ago after Peter Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring<\/span> had just been released. It was something I did just for fun to show to my eighth grade students when we were studying The Hobbit<\/span>. I forgot about until I found it the other day. I thought some of you might find it amusing.<\/p>\n

The song is about Aragorn and his role in the Fellowship and Middle-earth. It’s meant to be sung to the tune of “Stairway to Heaven,” so you might want to listen to that song before you read these lyrics. On second thought, maybe you should just listen to “Stairway to Heaven” and call it good.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here it is, with my apologies to Led Zeppelin and Tolkien:<\/p>\n

He’s Guiding a Hobbit to Mordor<\/span><\/div>\n

There’s a ranger who knows
\nAll that glitters ain’t gold
\nAnd he’s guiding a hobbit
\n\"MountTo Mordor<\/p>\n

When he gets there he knows
\nIf the Black Gate is closed
\nWith a sword he do what he came for.
\nOoh, ooh, and he’s guiding a hobbit
\nTo Mordor.<\/p>\n

Durin’s Door has a sign
\nBut he wants to be sure
\n‘Cause you know sometimes runes have two meanings.
\nIn a tree by the falls, there’s an elf lass who sings;
\nSometimes all of her hopes are misgiven.<\/p>\n

Ooh, it makes him wander.
\nOoh, it makes him wander.<\/p>\n

There’s a feeling she gets
\nWhen she looks to the west
\nAnd her spirit is crying for leaving.
\nIn her thoughts she has seen
\nRings of smoke through the trees
\nAnd the ranger is fighting the goblins.<\/p>\n

Ooh, it makes him wander.
\nOoh, it really makes him wander.<\/p>\n

And it’s whispered that soon
\nRohan riders will swoon
\nFor the worm tongue will lead them to treason.
\nAnd the new day won’t dawn
\nFor those who fight long,
\nBut the forests will echo with entmoot.<\/p>\n

If there’s a traitor in the comp’ny
\nDon’t be alarmed now,
\nIt’s just a vision by the elf queen.
\nYes, there are two paths you can go by
\nBut after Moria
\nYou must determine which road you’re on.
\nAnd it makes you wander.<\/p>\n

Your head is humming and it won’t go
\nIn case you don’t know.
\nThe ring is calling you to take it.
\nDear ranger can you hear the wind blow
\nAnd did you know
\nYour stairway lies through the paths of dead?<\/p>\n

And as you wind on down the road
\nThe Shadow taller than your soul
\nThere walks a hobbit we all know
\nWho shines white light where cobwebs grow
\nAnd always bears that band of gold.
\nAnd if you listen very hard
\nThe reign will come to you at last
\nWherefore Arwen and Elessar
\nWill tie the knot and be made whole.<\/p>\n